The value in the evidence: teaching residents to "choose wisely".

Comparison of different methods of teaching for residents of anesthesiology

Introduction: It is necessary to choose and implement proper teaching and evaluation method for implementing an effective education. This study aimed to evaluate the implementation quality and to determine suitable teaching methods in department of anesthesiology at Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, all anesthesiology residents (40) who...

Responses to Fever Overnight: Do Residents Choose Wisely?

Trends in Troponin-Only Testing for AMI in Academic Teaching Hospitals and the Impact of Choosing Wisely®.

BACKGROUND Identifying hospitals that are both early and consistent adopters of high-value care can help shed light on the culture and practices at those institutions that are necessary to promote high-value care nationwide. The use of troponin to diagnose acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and not to test for myoglobin or creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB), is a high-value recommendation of the Choosi...

A case-based approach for teaching professionalism to residents with online discussions

Introduction: Programs must demonstrate that their residentsare taught and assessed in professionalism. Most programsstruggle with finding viable ways to teach and assess this criticalcompetency. UTHSCSA Family and Community MedicineResidency developed an innovative option for interactive learningand assessment of residents in this competency which would betransferrable to other programs and sp...

Case based teaching at the bed side versus in classroom for undergraduates and residents of pediatrics

Introduction: Bedsideteaching is defined as teaching in the presence of apatient, it is a vital component of medical education. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of two methods of case based teaching (at the bedside and in the classroom) in the teaching hospitals (for both undergraduates and residents of Pediatrics).Methods: Thirty undergraduates and twenty pediatric resid...